Chapter 54
Although they said it was strange, Ji Wenxue and Yao Si were still happy to take a step forward and go see it for themselves.
"Never mind. Whether it's a mule or a horse, I still have to go and see for myself." Yao Si walked very fast. However, she had to stop from time to time to check the route. Although she was adventurous, her sense of direction was not very good. Fortunately, she knew how to use tools.
Ji Wenxue watched as Yao Si stopped every five steps to look. She simply leaned over to take a quick look before putting the map away. "Just follow me!"
Yao Si remained skeptical all the way. She thought, Wen Xue didn't go out often, and this was a place they had never been to. How could they do it without looking at the map?
It turns out that it works! It works very well!
Ji Wenxue's ability to recognize roads is really amazing, and she is no less than an old horse who knows the way well.
On the other side, Wan Di looked at the letters of complaint handed to her. She only needed to arrange them skillfully and send them out, and she would soon achieve her goal.
The infighting between those people was already mad enough, and Wan Di didn't need to do anything, as evidence and accusations kept pouring in. With the evidence overwhelming, Wan Di struck while the iron was hot and began to judge. Due to her special status, the masked man's fate would require the opinion of a random person unrelated to the incident to be determined.
All the masked men were to blame, except for Chun, who had just been appointed by Wandi a few days ago. So, although it was said to be random, the candidates had actually been determined.
Everyone thought this was a done deal, but the facts were shocking.
The masked man's opinion was "No."
"Ha, what's going on with the lips? Could it be that I got too excited?" Yao Si saw the news as soon as he came back from playing in the oral maze. He was stunned for a long time before he said.
Ji Wenxue also frowned. She really couldn't think of any reason to object, but if it was a slip of the hand, it didn't seem quite right to do so in such an important matter, right?
Jiang Zouwei told Wandi the news as soon as he got it. No matter what, the result could not be announced now.
Ying Zhao glanced at Wan Di, "Is there something hidden?"
Wan Di just looked out the window nonchalantly, "We'll know what it is when someone comes." She had just sent someone to notify Chun to come over.
Chun trembled in fear in her office, and jumped at the knock on the door. She had just chosen "reject". She knew what she was doing, and she saw the two options clearly, but...
Being taken in for questioning was predictable. Lip stared at the door and suddenly calmed down. She opened the door and said, "Let's go."
She has a reason.
When Chun was brought into the room, she immediately noticed Wan Di, who was sitting in the middle. She couldn't tell from her expression, as she was completely indifferent to her emotions. Instead, several of her friends came over to greet her as soon as they saw her.
"Lip, did you accidentally press the wrong button?"
"Have you been threatened?"
"Don't be afraid. We are here so you can make the decision you want most."
Everyone was talking at once, while the one who could have the final say chose to remain silent. Chun felt her heart, which had just calmed down, begin to beat again. She didn't know how to answer everyone's questions, nor did she know what to say. She just shook her head.
"Come here." As Wandi spoke, everyone fell silent. She felt as if the dust under the light had suddenly stopped. She swallowed and walked over.
Wan Di sat on the sofa and looked over. She felt that she had to look up at the other person. She looked into those eyes, which reflected her own appearance clearly, and suddenly felt that everything about herself was exposed.
Lip whimpered and suddenly knelt down. "I... I just want to be a strong person... My mother, my grandmother, my sisters, too many people around me are oppressed, with talents but unable to display them. I am the only lucky one who has changed. I am the only woman among the masked men. I am stronger than them! I know they have done many wrong things, but I don't know what to do..."
"Why don't I understand?" Yao Si whispered to Ji Wenxue. She hadn't studied for many days recently, but it turned out that in addition to her memory, her comprehension ability had also deteriorated so much?
Ji Wenxue glanced at Yao Si and bit her lip awkwardly, "Um... Actually, I don't quite understand it either." Of course she could understand it, and it would be fine for Ji Wenxue to repeat it, but she didn't understand the connection between these things. Is there any implicit logic?
Yao Si and Ji Wenxue just stared at each other. Yao Si was about to ask Jiang Zouwei quietly, but when Wan Di spoke, she quickly took back the step she had taken and sat down obediently.
"Do you think you are a strong woman who is above everything else?"
"No... yes..." She hesitated, not knowing whether to refute or accept. Her heart was in a mess and she couldn't figure it out herself.
Wandi sighed softly. "You want to become stronger, that's fine. You want to be the strongest, that's fine too. But think about your original intention. You feel sorry for yourself, your mother, and your friends, and you're dissatisfied with the oppression they've endured. But does crossing the class barrier solve the problem? If you become stronger than men, will oppression no longer exist?"
"You know it well enough. Doing this will only free you from oppression, but your mother and your friends' current situations won't change. You voted against it because you can't bear to give up your current situation. You feel you have a vested interest in those people. You say you want to be strong, but what you're doing now is the most cowardly thing!"
Lip felt her heart tremble when she heard this. The thing she dared not admit and deliberately confused was pointed out by Wan Di so pointedly. She immediately felt ashamed.
Wandi was right, she was actually a coward. She had long been dissatisfied with the injustice of the world, and the opportunity Wandi provided her with suddenly enjoyed an unprecedented pleasure - power.
She was the only woman among the twelve masked men, and she knew it the moment she went to the restroom after the meeting that day. From discontent to gradual submission, the longer she continued, the more she became addicted to the status quo, and she actually found that her courage seemed to be dwindling.
She dared not change, and was even afraid of the slightest disturbance. She was selfish, and she knew it was unfair, but she was afraid that the changes would affect her.
Her mother, her friends, her classmates, all the women she had met since childhood were excellent in their own ways, and she was just an ordinary one among them. But she was the only woman among the masked men, which made her absolutely unique.
Lip lowered his head, thinking back on all his dark and selfish thoughts.
She admitted that she was afraid that more and more women would appear and she would become ordinary again...
But she also felt sorry for the oppressed and bullied women, and she couldn't bear to see her companions suffer such inhumane treatment. So she wanted to become stronger, she wanted to become the strongest, and then save others, but before that, she didn't want any changes.
"Do you think that just because you become stronger you can change everything to your will?" Wan Di said coldly, crossing her arms. "Then I can tell you with certainty that it won't work."
"No? Why not? I'm not strong enough now, but what if I'm like you? Can't that change?" He asked back quickly, panting with his lips raised.
Her eyes and lips turned red, her voice grew louder, and she became more aggressive. She didn't believe it, didn't believe that Wandi would contradict her after she said that. It was just that she wasn't strong enough. Wandi said those high-sounding words, but in fact, wasn't she able to do so many things because she was strong?
She looked straight at Wan Di, but her eyes were blurry because of her tears. The originally clear reflection of herself in Wan Di's eyes became distorted and blurred, just like her emotions.
Wan Di suddenly raised her hand, and her lips almost thought that Wan Di was going to slap her.
However, Wandi just held her chin with one hand and wiped away her tears with the other.
"Of course, if I become stronger, I can do many things that I couldn't do before. But when it comes to helping all the oppressed people, I believe I can't do it alone."
Wandi's voice was soft, but her lips were about to refute, but she opened her mouth and before she could say anything, she saw Wandi suddenly smile, and she froze in her place.
While I was in a daze, I heard Wan Di continue to speak.
"Because it's not just one person who oppresses us, but an entire structure. Isolated, heroic regicide won't work. Structural oppression can only be addressed through structural change. So we need to change more than just ourselves; only structures, institutions, and laws can truly eliminate oppression. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
A gentle, magical voice and finger followed by two gentle nods of the head. Her tears dried, and her eyes became clearer. She could clearly see her own reflection in those beautiful eyes.
"Get up, let's choose again." Wan Di said, lifting her lips.
Chun had been crying and making a fuss for a while, and was now a little weak. Ying Zhao and Ji Wenxue hurried over to help him up.
"But, but don't we only have one chance?" she whispered, then belatedly realized she had made a huge mistake. Thinking about the pros and cons, she naturally understood that her choice now was crucial. If everything fell through because of her, how could she face her friends and family again?
Everyone got nervous when they heard this. Yao Si looked at her lips in dissatisfaction, "You're worried now, don't you think before making such an important decision?" She hated people who said things after the fact. If they regretted it now, what had they done before?
Yao Si wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Chun's pitiful look and seeing Ji Wenxue winking at him, he simply turned a blind eye and stopped looking at Chun.
Chun felt even more guilty about the accusations, and she also felt it was inappropriate to sit on the sofa. She looked at Wan Di timidly.
Wandi tapped the screen a few times and moved it over. "That was an experimental system just now, and this is real."
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